Conservation
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David Hill: People living upriver from gold-mining in the Amazon are the most contaminated, according to US-based scientists
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Members of the critically endangered species are cared for and nursed back to health at a rehabilitation centre in Kuta Mbelin, Indonesia
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Animals are still being killed in horrifying numbers despite global efforts to stop the poaching crisis, says prince at Hanoi summit
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Conservation groups warn watered down native vegetation rules threaten wildlife and will increase greenhouse gas emissions
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Conservation programme sees numbers of the endangered cirl bunting reach 1,078 pairs – up from just 118 in 1989
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Country Diary: Chapel Fell, Weardale The male’s black and white plumage is striking, but at close range the greyhen is captivatingly beautiful
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Conservationists say the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion project poses the greatest risk yet to a killer whale population on the edge of extinction
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The UN has pledged to ensure healthy, productive oceans – but how can this be achieved when demand for fish has never been higher
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From a community centre to a cathedral, the Natural History Museum’s iconic dinosaur will visit eight venues across the UK over three years
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An investigation reveals the social media site is acting as a shopfront for a multimillion dollar trade in animal parts, centred in a small village outside Hanoi
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The conservation organisation is increasingly focused on reaching a wider range of people. But recent controversies highlight deep divisions over its purpose
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Spanning Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and home to 4,700 species, the Pantanal wetlands are under threat from deforestation and agriculture. But local people are taking on the challenge to protect this unique region
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Country Diary: Langstone, Hampshire The unfed arachnids were red-brown and as tiny as sesame seeds, the fully engorged ones like glossy grey pearls
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Scientists believe the animals have been infected with the disfiguring disease for centuries and pose little risk to humans today
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Tiny Llanbedrog community council in North Wales proves worthy adversary for TV adventurer and his development plan
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To celebrate the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s 70th anniversary, we asked you to share pictures of wetlands around the UK. From incoming flocks to frolicking otters, here are some of our favourites
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Numbers pass the level deemed viable for the raptor’s long-term survival but it remains missing from a third of its traditional territories
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Environment 360: From rapid genetic analysis to spectrography, high-tech advances in forensics are being used to track down and prosecute perpetrators of the illegal wildlife trade
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Research suggests ecological impact assessments carried out for windfarms are not adequately predicting bat activity or risks
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New South Wales government is failing to protect koalas by allowing further land clearing, logging and habitat destruction, National Parks Association says
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Abolishing debt-based currency isn’t a new idea, but it could hold the secret to ending our economies’ environmentally damaging addiction to growth
Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches falls by nearly half